www.designboom.com: Housed in an apartment in Delhi’s Khirki village, ‘My house is ill’ is an multisensorial exhibition which invites visitors into a home adapting to the persistent air pollution prevalent in the Indian capital. Designed by Architecture for Dialogue alongside Salil Parekh, the project sits at the intersection of architecture, new media and ecology to imagine a future wherein the impact of air pollution breaches further and further into our everyday lives and routines.
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“‘We set out to make the invisible, visible. One of the primary reasons we’re unable to truly comprehend how polluted our air is — is due to our inability to understand how air works.’ comments collaborator and technology lead, Salil Parekh.” This installation was really interesting to think about and view through photos in this article. I never really considered the pollution of air in the capital of India. “My house is ill” is a truly thought provoking installation that uses light and color to portray air pollution and the safety of the air in the house at a given point in time. One photo that really spoke to me was the one with the use of projection of a window. It was also “pay per view,” which furthers the idea that even just looking outside was a risk. This exhibition makes me wonder if Khoj Studios and Prince Claus Fund 's other installations like ‘Does The Blue Sky Lie?: Testimonies of Air’s Toxicities’ are this thought provoking and what they are about.
5. This is such a dope installation! I love this intersection of media, environmental activism, architecture, and artistry. I love how this installation gets the audience to engage. I think we often want our art to be appreciated as is and don’t put the work in to get engagement, but look at the wonderful ideas that come from putting the audience experience at the forefront of your design! Every element of design is developed in order to teach the audience something or give them something to participate in. I think this would be such an engaging piece as it really plays into our morbid curiosity and provides an experience akin to what people seek when watching the popular show “Black Mirror”. Oddly enough, it also reminds me a bit of things like Meow Wolf’s OmegaMart. Although this is a bit more focused and scientific. It looks like they are also having audience engagement through discussions not unlike the Talk Back format.
This is a great installations that really pokes at a pressing issue in India. People in India get very accustomed to the amount of pollution (dust and smog in Delhi's case) that the government and industries subject them to. I also love the combination of art and social issues in this context since it really forces for the audience to come face to face with the issues at hand and not really give them any out. I think the location of this piece is also in a great location specifically in Khirki Village which literally translates to Window Village. The use of the lights and the space to show what would happen if you could never open your windows again is crazy thought provoking. Seeing they held a discussion later in the exhibit on how the audience deals with pollution in their own homes was also a great way to connect the piece to not just a scare piece but also help give mitigating and next steps. I am hoping to see even more pieces like this in India and in the US.
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